Once the software is installed, the following tools and software components are available:
GXPIO Panel – Configures and controls the GXPIO board various features via an interactive user interface.
GXPIO driver – 32/64-bit Windows DLL based function libraries (GXPIO.DLL), located in the Windows System folders) for 32/64-bit applications used to program and control the board. The driver uses Marvin Test Solutions’ HW driver or VISA supplied by third party vendor to access and control the GXPIO boards.
Programming files and examples – Interface files and libraries for support of various programming tools. A complete list of files and development tools supported by the driver is included in subsequent sections of this manual.
Documentation – On-Line help and User’s Guide for the board, GXPIO driver and panel.
HW driver and PXI/PCI Explorer applet – HW driver allows the GXPIO driver to access and program the supported boards. The explorer applet configures the PXI chassis, controllers and devices. This is required for accurate identification of your PXI instruments later on when installed in your system. The applet configuration is saved to PXISYS.ini and PXIeSYS.ini and is used by Marvin Test Solutions instruments HW driver and VISA. The applet can be used to assign chassis numbers, Legacy Slot numbers and instrument alias names. The HW driver is installed and shared with all Marvin Test Solutions products to support accessing the PC resources. Similar to HW driver, VISA provides a standard way for instrument manufacturers and users to write and use instruments drivers. VISA is a standard maintained by the IVI Foundation and the PXI Systems Alliance organizations (185Hhttp://www.ivifoundation.org/, 186Hhttp://www.pxisa.org/). The VISA resource manager such as National Instruments Measurement & Automation (NI-MAX) displays and configures instruments and their address (similar to Marvin Test Solutions’ PXI/PCI Explorer). The GXPIO driver can work with either HW or VISA to control an access the supported boards.